Wagon-dasher



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1-1. MYRIOK. WAGON DASHER.

No. 300,390. Patented June 17 1884,

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ELIJAH MYBIOK, OF HARVARD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WAGON DASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,398, dated June 17, 1884:.

Application filed April :2, 1884.

To ctZZ whom, it may canoe-7 72,:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH MYRIoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harvard, in the county of \l orcester and State of Mas sachusetts, have made a new and useful Improvement in -\Vagon-Dashcrs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which constitute a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a wagon-dasher that shall be movable at will, and cannot only be taken off and laid aside when desired, but can also be swung to one side when entering or alighting from the wagon. To accomplish these results I connect the dasher to the wagon-body by means of a vertical swivc1-pin proj ecting from the under side of the dash or, at or near its center, and adapted to rotate within a tubular hearing or socket providcdfor it and attached to the front end of the wagozrbody.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a wagonbody, A, provided with my improved dashcr B, the dasher being shown as swung to the left, as would be done when entering the wagon from the front, as is usual in this class of vehicles. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section through 0 the supporting-pivot C, the pivot being bent or offset below the dashcr in order to bring the dashcr in line with the front of the wagonbody.

The pivot r,- 18 preferably made integral with the framework or skeleton of the dasher, and is supported within the tubular socket D, which is firmly attached to the wagon-body.

(No model.)

, The lower end of the pivot G is flattened, as

shown at (2, such flattened part being pressed by the spring 6, which operates to return the 40 pivot and dasher to their normal position after being deflected, as shown in Fig. 1.

I am aware that the pivot C might be extended to the top of the dasher, as an independent rod, and each half of the dasher 4 It will be observed that, in addition to the 50 rotary motion shown, the dasher can be lifted from its socket and laid aside, when desired, Without any adjustment or readjustment of the parts whatever.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A wagon-dasher pivoted to the wagonbody and adapted to be rotated upon a vertical axis, as described.

2. A wagon-dasher pivoted to the wagonbody and adapted to be removed from its supporting-socket, as set forth.

3. Awagoirdasher pivoted to the wagon body, as set forth, combined with a spring operating to return the dasher to its normal posit-ion, substantially as described.

. I11 testimony whereof I have aflixed my hand hereunto in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELIJAH MYRICK.

W'itnesses:

J. B. GRAY, M. H. GRAY. 

